Table 1.

Characteristics of adult patients discharged with medical conditions from the emergency department (ED) of a Japanese general acute‐care hospital, January 2012–December 2013

	Total (n = 15,724)
Age, years (range)	52 ± 22 (15–102)
Gender, male	7,431 (47)
Means of arrival to the ED
Walk‐in	13,538 (86)
Ambulance	2,184 (14)
Emergency helicopter	2 (<1)

Data are presented as n (%) or mean ± standard deviation.